Mother Teresa of Calcutta passed
away on this date, September 5, 1997. In loving memory of her, I will post one
of her Pro-Life Quotes.
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Mother Teresa
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QUOTE: If there is a child that you don't want or can't
feed or educate, give that child to me. I will not refuse any child. I will
give a home, or find loving parents for him or for her. We are fighting
abortion by adoption and have given thousands of children to caring families.
And it is so beautiful to see the love and unity that a child brings to a
family. [Mother Teresa,
message to the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development on
September 9, 1994.]
AUTHOR: Mother
Teresa of Calcutta (August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997), born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu,
was an Albanian-born Indian citizen, Roman Catholic Nun, and Nobel Peace Prize
winner.
The Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, M.C., commonly
known as Mother Teresa (26
August 1910 – 5 September 1997), was an Albanian born, Indian Roman
Catholic Religious Sister.
Mother Teresa founded
the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, which in
2012 consisted of over 4,500 sisters and is active in 133 countries. They run
hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis; soup
kitchens; children's and family counseling programmes; orphanages; and schools.
Members of the order must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience,
and the fourth vow, to give "Wholehearted and Free service to the poorest
of the poor".
Mother Teresa was the
recipient of numerous honours including the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. In late
2003, she was beatified, the third step toward possible sainthood, giving her
the title "Blessed Teresa of Calcutta". A second miracle credited to
her intercession is required before she can be recognised as a saint by the
Catholic Church.
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TERESA.
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